sentenced
Nanaimo man tries to rebuild after destructive behaviour triggers ERT response
NANAIMO - Rehabilitating while in custody for well over a year, a Nanaimo man says he's committed to chartering a more positive path. Corey David Matsen had 25 additional days behind bars left to serve following a sentencing hearing at Nanaimo Law Courts in relation to his volatile behaviour in early February 2025, cul...
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development vs neighbourhood character
Proposed Departure Bay rezoning sent back for density guarantees
NANAIMO - A proposal to rezone a Departure Bay Rd. property requires refinements before proceeding any further, Nanaimo City Council decided. A 7-1 vote referred the application for 2565 Departure Bay Rd., at Strongitharm Ave., back to City staff to work with developers to ensure no more than 20 housing units are const...
Apr 14, 2026
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byelection sweep
Carney pledges collaboration, substantive debate in majority Parliament
OTTAWA - The morning after the Liberals secured a majority government, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canadians can expect Parliament to be more substantive and less performative. "There's a difference between real testimony, real substance, getting t...
Apr 14, 2026
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sentenced
Nanaimo man tries to rebuild after destructive behaviour triggers ERT response
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development vs neighbourhood character
Proposed Departure Bay rezoning sent back for density guarantees
Apr 14, 2026
Nanaimo, Parksville and Area
Lights, camera, action!
'One part science, one part art:' lineup locked for Nanaimo short film festival
NANAIMO - A record number of short film submissions have been whittled down to a final 18 to be screened this week at VIU's Malaspina Theatre. The Vancouver Island Short Film Festival returns to Nanaimo for its 21st edition, Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18, at Vancouver Island University, featuring a new lineu...
Apr 14, 2026
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Environmental harm
Destructive Nanaimo River Estuary excursion leads to fines for young men
NANAIMO - A pair of men pleaded guilty to an illegal Nanaimo River Estuary off-roading excursion, which caused an estimated $151,000 in damages. Liam Aiden Ashton Sage, 20, and Brandt David Olsen, 25, pleaded guilty to a provincial Wildlife Act charge of damaging land set aside for wildlife during a Friday, April 10, s...
Apr 13, 2026
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Making Connections
Nanaimo Sports and Social Club going strong into its eighth year
NANAIMO - For the past eight years the Nanaimo Sports and Social Club (NSSC) has been offering adults a chance to play games and make connections in the community. Organizers Chuck Hocker and Jamie Kuhn have seen the group grow a great deal since its early days. "We're regularly now offering four seasons of activi...
Apr 13, 2026
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park upgrade
Revamped Lantzville park re-opens
LANTZVILLE - Closed for a month to make way for construction crews, a primary public gathering space in Lantzville has re-opened. Huddlestone Park on Lantzville Rd. located on the edge of Lantzville's village core recently re-opened, following several accessibility-related improvements. Enhancements include a new zipli...
Apr 13, 2026
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sad ending
Sea lion resuced from Qualicum Beach dies from bird shot-related injuries
QUALICUM BEACH - An adult male sea lion found injured in waters in Oceanside has died of his injuries. Staff from the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society, with support from Fisheries and Oceans Canada, located and rescued Colonel on Monday, April 6 near Qualicum Beach after locals had seen him in distress f...
Apr 13, 2026
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Wastewater discharge
'These are very small non-conformances:' RDN responds to Duke Point sewage advisory notice
NANAIMO - Local wastewater officials contend a recent B.C. government advisory notice is merely a snapshot of an otherwise high performing sewage treatment service. The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy last month issued the Regional District of Nanaimo a non-compliance letter in reference to three se...
Apr 13, 2026
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British Columbia
Vancouver council approves 250-room floating hotel on downtown waterfront
VANCOUVER - Vancouver's council has approved a 250-room floating hotel on the city's waterfront that councillors say would bring more accommodation capacity and generate economic activity in the area. The application for the so-called floatel was broug...
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Spring snow dump brings 30cm of accumulation on B.C.'s Coquihalla Highway
COQUIHALLA - A low-pressure system dumped significant spring snow on a number of major British Columbia highways, hampering travel through the Interior, including on the Coquihalla where 30 centimetres was recorded. Environment Canada says the overnigh...
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Oilpatch holding off on investment changes despite crude price surge
CALGARY - Canadian oil and gas producers are benefiting from the surge in commodity prices driven by the Middle East war, but they say it's not changing their investment plans in the near-term. The chief executive at oilsands giant Cenovus Energy says...
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B.C. home sales face major headwinds in March as transactions, prices both slide
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's home sales trended down across the board in March in price, transactions and dollar volume in what realtors are calling a "very challenging economic environment." The B.C. Real Estate Association says 5,766 homes in the p...
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B.C. woman sentenced to 5 1/2 years for smuggling 108 kilograms of meth from U.S.
NEW WESTMINSTER - A British Columbia woman who worked in Punjabi-language broadcasting has been sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison after attempting to smuggle more than 100 kilograms of methamphetamine into Canada from the United States. Sukhvinder Ka...
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No ongoing public safety threat after grizzly bear attacks man in Vanderhoof, B.C.
VANDERHOOF - A man who encountered a grizzly while walking on his own property in central B.C. escaped with a leg injury after scrambling under a barbed-wire fence. The provincial Conservation Officer Service says they responded to the attack on the r...
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Local Sports
Making Connections
Nanaimo Sports and Social Club going strong into its eighth year
NANAIMO - For the past eight years the Nanaimo Sports and Social Club (NSSC) has been offering adults a chance to play games and make connections in the community. Organizers Chuck Hocker and Jamie Kuhn have seen the group grow a great deal since its early days. "We're regularly now offering four seasons of activi...
Apr 13, 2026
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New Heights
Olivia Lundman to compete in marathon distance at World Race Walking Championships
NANAIMO - Olivia Lundman is one of Canada's top race walk athletes but she's tackling something new at the upcoming World Team Race Walking Championships in Brazil. After competing in the mixed relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics she's upping her distance for the world's. The Nanaimo Track and Field Club grad will be doin...
Apr 05, 2026
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Batter Up
Mid Island Pirates full of optimism as baseball season begins
NANAIMO - The Mid Island Pirates begin the 2026 BC Premier Baseball League season with a pair of games at UBC on April 4 and 5. With a .500 record of 24 and 24 last season senior Pirates coach Larson Bauck said the group is poised to improve on that this year "Our pitching staff is very deep, the lineup is very lo...
Apr 03, 2026
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Series Victory
Clippers advance to round two of the BCHL playoffs
NANAIMO - The Clippers have advanced to the second round of the BCHL playoffs with a convincing 8-2 win in a decisive Game 5 series victory over the Alberni Valley Bulldogs.Nanaimo was the first team to score first and win a game in the entire series.The teams traded early goals with Patrick Fortune scoring on the man ...
Apr 11, 2026
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Job Not Done
Clippers fail to close out Bulldogs
PORT ALBERNI - Scoring first has been a curse in the Clippers playoff series with the Bulldogs.In Game 4 Nanaimo scored the opening goal for the first time but suffered their first loss 5-2.Landon Pappas gave the Clippers a first period lead which held up until late in the middle frame when Grady Magner evened the scor...
Apr 09, 2026
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On the Brink
Clippers in control of playoff series with Bulldogs
PORT ALBERNI - The Clippers have a stranglehold on their playoff series against the Alberni Valley Bulldogs.Nanaimo is up 3-0 in the best of seven after a 5-2 win in Game 3.For the third straight game the Bulldogs scored first, this time thanks to a fortunate bounce converted by former Clipper Kye Benoche,That goal cam...
Apr 08, 2026
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Canada
Vancouver council approves 250-room floating hotel on downtown waterfront
VANCOUVER - Vancouver's council has approved a 250-room floating hotel on the city's waterfront that councillors say would bring more accommodation capacity and generate economic activity in the area. The application for the so-called floatel was broug...
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Ottawa 'very seriously' considering social media ban for kids, minister says
OTTAWA - Culture Minister Marc Miller says the government is "very seriously" considering introducing a social media ban for kids. At the Liberal convention in Montreal on Saturday, members passed a non-binding resolution calling on the government to s...
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Vets, MPs call on feds to launch honour review board to award Canadian Victoria Cross
OTTAWA - The federal government is facing mounting calls to establish a military honours review board, and to finally award Canada's highest military honour. The Canadian Victoria Cross was established in 1993 to recognize acts of valour, self-sacrific...
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Meet neffy: Health Canada approves epinephrine nasal spray for anaphylaxis
TORONTO - Health Canada has approved the first needle-free epinephrine treatment for severe allergic reactions: a nasal spray called neffy. ALK Canada, which purchased the rights to distribute the drug, says the two-milligram treatment has been approve...
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Several Quebec rivers under flood watch as Montreal activates response plan
MONTREAL - Several rivers across Quebec are under flood watch as the weather forecast calls for more rain to fall in the coming days. As of noon, the province reported one instance of medium flooding near Rawdon, in the Lanaudière region north of Mont...
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Dozens of homes without heat after days-long power outage in Nunavut hamlet
GJOA HAVEN - The minister responsible for the Nunavut Housing Corporation says heating systems in at least 24 homes were damaged during a days-long power outage in the hamlet of Gjoa Haven. Minister Cecile Nelvana Lyall says six families have been disp...
1h ago
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World
Student kills 9 in Turkey's second school shooting in 2 days
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A student opened fire on two classrooms at a middle school in Turkey on Wednesday, killing nine people and wounding 13 others, the interior minister said, in the country's second such shooting in two days. The 14-yea...
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Justice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders who were sentenced to prison terms for leading members of the far-right extremist...
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Appeals court orders judge to end contempt investigation of Trump administration deportation flights
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge must end his "intrusive" contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to comply with an order over flights carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador last year, a divided appeals court panel ruled Tu...
Apr 14, 2026
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Made here. Grown here. Connected here. Island Good launches new website to make shopping Island products easier Every choice to shop Island-made is a win for Vancouver Island communities and now it's easier than ever. Island Good has launched a newly redesigned website that helps Vancouver Islanders and visitors quickl...
Mar 19, 2026
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Your New Base for Holiday Gifts + Winter
Your New Base for Holiday Gifts + Winter Gear: MEC Nanaimo Is Open
If you're searching for holiday gifts and winter layers, Nanaimo has a new must-visit destination. Mountain Equipment Company (MEC) has officially opened its doors at 2517 Bowen Road, bringing its trusted lineup of outdoor gear, apparel, and expert guidance to the region, just in time for the winter season. From season...
Dec 14, 2025
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guide dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
It's a rewarding experience filled with unconditional love and the opportunity to change the life of someone who is blind.Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Guide Dogs is urgently looking for volunteers to raise future guide dogs for people who are blind, Deafblind, or have low vision."There's a huge...
Jul 23, 2025
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